personification
C5539
concept
Personification is a literary device in which human traits, emotions, or intentions are attributed to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, or abstract concepts.
All labels observed (35)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| personification canonical | 154 |
| anthropomorphic personification | 6 |
| personification of death | 6 |
| allegorical personification | 5 |
| emotion personification | 5 |
| personification of dawn | 3 |
| Personification | 2 |
| personification of renown | 2 |
| personification of reputation | 2 |
| personification of wisdom | 2 |
| personifications | 2 |
| personifications of dreams | 2 |
| poetic personification | 2 |
| Personification of night | 1 |
| Personification of the sky | 1 |
| anthropomorphic personification of sadness | 1 |
| anthropomorphic personifications | 1 |
| biblical personification | 1 |
| personification deity | 1 |
| personification of abstract concept | 1 |
| personification of blame | 1 |
| personification of chaos | 1 |
| personification of conscience | 1 |
| personification of glory | 1 |
| personification of magic | 1 |
| personification of old age | 1 |
| personification of prosperity | 1 |
| personification of rumor | 1 |
| personification of the Sun | 1 |
| personification of victory | 1 |
| personified element of nature | 1 |
| personified emotion | 1 |
| personified ideal | 1 |
| personified object | 1 |
| seasonal personification | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: personification
Generated description
Personification is a literary device in which human traits, emotions, or intentions are attributed to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, or abstract concepts.
Instances (209)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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War
surface form:
War (Good Omens)
|
— |
| Pollution | — |
|
Death
surface form:
Death (Discworld)
|
anthropomorphic personification |
| Morta | — |
|
Tamil Thai (personification of Tamil)
surface form:
Tamil Thai
|
— |
| Gloriana | — |
| Machiavel | — |
| Dulness | — |
| Salus | — |
|
from Greek "pan" (all) and "akos" (remedy) or "panakeia" (all-healing)
surface form:
Panacea
|
— |
| Ἄτροπος | — |
| Sothis | — |
|
Death (Marvel entity)
surface form:
Death (Marvel)
|
— |
| Ἀνάγκη | — |
| Sister Moon | poetic personification |
| Sora nostra morte corporale | — |
|
Death (personification)
surface form:
Death (Marvel Comics)
|
personification of death |
|
Death
surface form:
Death (Castlevania)
|
personification of death |
|
Fire
surface form:
Fire (L’enfant et les sortilèges)
|
— |
| Good Angel | personification of conscience |
| Evil Angel | — |
| Grim | personification of death |
|
Sadness in Inside Out (2015 film)
surface form:
Sadness (Inside Out)
|
anthropomorphic personification of sadness |
| Concordia | — |
| Heat Miser | — |
| Fides | — |
| Fides Publica Populi Romani | — |
| the mountain father | — |
| Erin (female figure) holding a harp | allegorical personification |
|
figure of Repentance
surface form:
Figure of Repentance
|
allegorical personification |
| Ourea | — |
|
Sabbath queen
surface form:
Sabbath Queen
|
— |
| Fear (Inside Out character) | emotion personification |
|
Anger
surface form:
Anger (Inside Out)
|
emotion personification |
| Lady Holy Church | — |
|
Conscience
surface form:
Conscience (Piers Plowman)
|
— |
| The Talking Cricket | — |
| Anna Livia Plurabelle | — |
| Aergia | — |
| Ker | — |
| Momos | — |
| Elpis | — |
|
Children of Nyx
surface form:
Oneiroi
|
personifications of dreams |
| Phobetor | — |
| Phantasos | — |
| Miseria | — |
| Mors | — |
| Hesperos | — |
| Dies | — |
| Peitho | — |